THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
FARM
STOCK
MILL FEEDS FINE
FOR SPRING PIGS
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DECREASE IN FAT
TEST IS EXPECTED
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Wheat by-products, such aa mid
The appreciable fulling off In the
dlings and red dog flour, can he used
butterfat content of milk at this time
ir
to advantage with a ration of corn
and tankage under price conditions of year when cows are put on pasture
causes
considerable
consternation
which have prevailed during the past
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two years, according to feeding test* ; among some dairymen, and may lead
which have been made at the Minne them to believe that errors have been
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sota station. Spring pigs were used In j made at the creamery test. The dairy
the testa, and four lots were fed dur- | department of the New Jersey State
Ing each of two summers. Each year j College of Agriculture, New Ilrunswlck
one lot o f pigs had a ration of 90 per ! points out that the change to pasture
cent shelled corn and 10 per cent tank
causes an increased milk flow which
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age until they reached 100 pounds, necessitates the butterfat’s being dis
tributed through a larger volume.
after which the ration was changed to
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Bf> per cent corn and 5 per cent tank- This makes Its percentage look small
are. The ration for each of the othef er, but the total quantity la not less.
To
three lots each season before reaching
The college makes a few suggestions
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100 pounds In weight was 65 per cent
to aid In getting good samples.
corn, 30 per cent wheat hy-products
One must be sure that the sample
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and 5 per cent tankage. After passing Is truly representative of the lot of
the 100-pound mark, these pigs had milk from which It Is taken. Cows
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75 per cent corn, 23 per cent wheat by should be milked dry and the milk
product and 2 per cent tankage. The
poured several times from one con
three wheat by-products compared tainer to another. The sample should
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were standard middlings, flour mid be taken Immediately. Enough milk
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dlings and red dog flour.
must he procured for two fat tests.
Clalns made on the rations contain
(Copyright, 1925. >
This requires about one-fourth pint.
Ing the wheat mill-feeds were slightly
Care must be tuken to prevent the
l>e v o t e d l a d y
28— W h i p
Horizontal.
higher than on corn and tankage. On sample from Bourlng before It reaches
31— P r o c u r e
*•—T r e r d «.n
F lM
33—
M e d ite r r a n e a n Isla n d
each 100 pounds of gain. 80 to 85 pounds the laboratory. To Insure against
5 — A b lb llrn l rk a rn cter
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IJl tf lc ul t o f « o l n t l o n
E r n t w h lle m e e t in g place
of the mill-feeds saved from 60 to 85 souring, a preservative la added.
35— L o u d n o i s e
• 1— K e r e n *
13— E m p l o y
pounds of eom and about 9 pounds of Bichloride of mercury tablets are the 14— M u n l c u l I n s t r u m e n t
37— A p o i n t e d t o o l
tankage
3#—
I m i l l i s i ti\ e
44— D i s p o s e d o f
most efficient and one-half tablet Is Ifl— A n n o n n e e
17— A n o b j e c t
43— H a r d d r i n k e r
4tt— D e p o s e d
10— T o w a r d
Tankage used In the tests cost $60 enough.
Formaldehyde or formalin | 18- T o ( I r o n u p
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per ton, while the corn averaged about may be used at the rate of three drops i A — P o e t i c n b b r e v l n t l o n
51— 'T h e r e f o r e
23—
A
in i i n i c i p u l p o w e r
9"> rents per bushel. The grade of to a sample. In each case the pre- I 24—
V ery dark
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T h e s o l u t i o n w i l l a p p e a r In n e x t is s ue .
standard middlings fed cost $26 per servatlve should be mixed thoroughly 27— f i n r r t
2 »— Pu ll
SO— C h u m
• l ——l * « y o l i o l o g i c a l p h e n o m e n o n
ton. Flour middlings were slightly with the milk.
W — Tree
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higher, averaging about $30 per ton.
One of the most Important steps la RB— G i r l ' * n a m e
Solution of Last Week's Puzzle.
" hlle the red dog flour cost an aver that of Ailing the sample bottle to | BM— P o i n t e d ^ In st r u m e n t
40— - l p - n
age of shoot $35 per ton.
42— A c c o n i p l l « h
overflowing before Inserting the cork. • I — D e b t
45— M e d i c i n e
At these prices, the pigs which had If the bottle Is not full the milk will j 13— G i r l * « n a m e
47— D e n t l x t ( n b b r . )
the two grades of middlings made a be agitated In transit to such an ex- | 48— O b t a i n e d a t t a i n
little chenper gain than pigs fed corn tent that churning will result. When SO— W i t h f a c i l i t y
and tankage, the savings amounting to butter granules are once formed, It la *2— L a n d l o r d ' * d e l i g h t
25 to 40 cents on each hundred pounds difficult to get a reliable test When 53— T o g u z z l e
of pork. In one ense the gains mnde small medicine bottles are used. It la
Vertical.
by the pigs which received red dog the practice to make a hole In Ihe
P liab le
Bevernve
flour were a little chenper than those cork with a nail. Fill the bottle en
Hitch t e m p e r a t u r e
made by the corn and tankage lot, tirely full o f milk. Insert the cork
eh lele
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w hile the other year the red dog flour and seal It by pushing a match Into
7—
Possessive a rticle
8—
H etter a rran ged
added a little expense to the gains.
the hole In the cork. This will pre
9 — H a b i t
lO— H l r f b
The tests Indicate thnt when the vent the cork from being forced out
12— A t i l l e r o f t h e n o il
wheat by-products, particularly mid by either gas or air escaping from the 15— Y o u t h
dlings, can he bought at not to exceed milk.
22—
B eyon d com p reh en sion
23—
Money
half the price per ton of tnnkage they
When these few directions are ob
I r o n « m edicin e
ran he used with com and tanknge to served, there Is no difficulty In obtain
the extent of about one-third of the ing an accurate determination of the
ration for pigs which are on good pas fat content of the milk. .
ture.
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Hog Will Keep Clean if
Given the Opportunity
How to Feed Dairy Cows
to Obtain Big Profits
Many of the rttlhjt-es in hog raising
may be attributed to the mistaken
Idea that n bog Is a fl'thy, obnoxious
beast and should be treated as such,
according to P. A. Weber, Instructor
In animal husbandry at the Kansas
Stale Agricultural college.
"A hog will he as clean as the owner
will allow him to be.” suhl Mr. Weber.
“ I f given an opportunity the hog will
be n clean housekeeper.
“ It Is (rue that hogs like to wallow.
They have no means of perspiring and
must Wallow to keep cool. However,
they «111 not object to a clean wal
low Ailed with fresh water.
Care
should be taken not to pour cold water
on the back of an overheated hog. It
Is very likely to cause death.
"Obstinacy Is a trait of the hog. and
patience must he used In handling
• he animals.
They are also home-
loving creatures, and frequent chang
ing of quarters often causes them to
become chronic fence breakers.”
Feed all tlie roughage a ’cow will
eat.
This should include succulent
feed and a legume hay.
With a good roughage— as alfalfa,
soy bean, or clover hay—feed a Jer
sey or Guernsey one pound of grain
to each two and one-half to three
pounds of milk ; a Holstein, Ayrshire,
Brown Swiss, or Shorthorn, one pound
of grain for eueh three to three and
one-hnlf pounds of milk.
With a poor roughage, such as tim
othy or wild hay, feed a Jersey or
Guernsey one pound of grain for each
two pounds of milk ; a Holstein. Ayr
shire, Brown Swiss, or Shorthorn, one
pound of grain for each two and one-
hnlf to three pounds of milk.
These rules for feeding dairy cattle
are laid down In Bulletin 218, “ Feed
ing the I »airy Herd,’* prepared by C.
H. Bekles and O. G. Schrader of the
dairy division, University of Minne
sota. and Just issued by the Minne
sota agricultural experiment station.
Copies can he obtained by addressing
the Office of Publications, University
Farm, St. Paul.
The good dairyman, the bulletin
says, tries to maintain summer condi
tions the year round. The conditions
of early summer which make possible
maximum production are: Abundance
of feed, palatable feed, a succulent ra
tion. a sufficient amount o f protein,
moderate temperatures and comfort
able surroundings.
Value of Skim Milk
One hundred pouuds of skim milk
Is ordinarily worth the equivalent of
ten pounds of corn plus live pounds of
tankage for fattening hogs.
With
suckling brood sows or young pigs or
fall pigs which are not doing »-ell. It
may be worth more than this. With
corn and tanknge at present prices
skim milk would seem to be worth
about 35 cents per 100 pounds for fat
tening hogs.
Friends of Fanner
Wood* are the enemies of the farm
er and sheep nre the enemies of
weeds. Hence—sheep are the farmer's
friends— especially In these days of
meat and wool shortage. The farmer
with a good flock of sheep Is sitting
pretty.
The farmer who la not sit
ting pretty hnd the same chance to
get started with sheep when the start
ing «*as good. It’s not too late now.
at that.
Producing Better Stock
Before good live stock can he pro
duced In Inrge numbers there must he
a wide appreciation of the utility
value of good breeding coupled with
the actual use of high-class pure hred
tires at the head of herd* and flocks.
The
hetter-slrea—better-stock cam
paign undertakes to supply this need
In an education, I way.
Consumption of Mutton
Tht> ntn'»‘|i grower must depend upon
holin' consumption to u.-e the lamb
and mutt on produced. There seem*
to he roc..! for a great Increase ID
the demand. The average yearly enn-
•nniptiun of mutton and lanh per
capita In the United States In the
decade preceding 192t, waa 6.2 pounds.
4.65 per cent of the meat eaten. la
Ureat Britain. It waa more than 26
pounds, 22 per cent o f the total meat
eaten. As a «hole, our greatest c o *
sumption la In tha cities.
Stringy Milk Caused by
Certain Bacteria Form
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
W h e n t h e c o r r e c t l e i t e r n a r e p l a c e d In t h e w h i t e « p a c e « t h l a p u z z l e
w i l l « p e l l w o r d * b o t h v e r t i c a l l y a n d h o r i z o n t a l l y . T h e f l m t l e t t e r In e n c h
w o r d 1« I n d i c a t e d b y n n u m b e r , w h i c h r e f e r « t o t h e d e f i n i t i o n l l n t e d b e l o w
th e pu zzle.
T h u « No. 1 u n d er the colu m n bended “ h o r iz o n t a l" d efin e« n
w o r d w h i c h w i l l till t h e w h i t e « p a c e « u p t o t h e f l r » t h l n c k s q u i i r e t o t h e
r i g h t . an d n n u m b e r u n d e r “ v e r t i c a l " d e fin e « a w o r d w h i c h w i l l All th e
w h it e « q u a r t « to the n e x t b la c k on e b e lo w .
N o l e t t e r « g o In t l i e b l a c k
n p H ce « .
A ll w o r d « uned n re d i c t i o n a r y w o r d « , e x c e p t p r o p e r n a m e «.
A b b r e v i a t i o n « , «liingr, I n i t i a l « , t e c h n i c a l t e r m « n n d o b s o l e t e f o r m « a r e I n d i
c a t e d In t h e d e f i n i t i o n « .
I I I M i I I I I I I I H-
HARBORD TELLS OF
POTATO LOOKED ON
GOLDEN AFTERNOON
AS RARE DELICACY
Colonel Dawes, with whom I have
ninny tastes in common, nnd I had de
cided to have luncheon together at the
Tour d’Argent, Baris, eating duck No.
48,1)21, I believe, nnd then go to Bren-
tano’s and pore over the old books,
Major General Hurbord writes In the
Saturday Evening Post.
Dawes is fond of Napoleonanl, as I
alii also. He is a man of wealth—and
be bought what he saw that he liked.
J!e tossed Into a pile book values that
would have been earnest subject of
prayerful deliberation with me for half
a year, left $100 with Brentano for the
afternoon’s work, and gave me about
half the books he bought—old rare edi
tions of “ History of the Bastille,”
“ Martyrs of the Bastille,” and so on.
We went to his room at the KItz nnd
gloated a few gloats, and then attend
ed a tea given by Mrs. Sharp, wife of
the ambassador. For dinner we went to
the little cozy apartment of Colonel
and Mrs. Boyd, and after dinner we
went to a circus nnd saw a very In
teresting performance— two good nets
With trained Arab horses, especially.
Stringy milk, or milk that gets thick
Dangerous Job
after standing awhile. Is caused by a
News photographers are accustomed
certain form o f bacteria that get Into to working In dangerous places, hut
the milk, either through the water G. A. Shoemaker of the army ah’ serv
used In washing the milk utensils, ice Is said to be the only one who risks
from the udder of the cow or cows, his life regularly by falling In order
or from the dust of the feed given to take pictures, says Popular Science
the animals. The source of the Infec Monthly.
tion may he the cream separator, es
With three small motion-picture
pecially If care Is not used to have cameras strapped to his back, belt and
this utensil carefully cleansed and a parachute on his back, this daring
sterilized each day. It may be wei
photographer, a senior Instructor in
to keep the milk from each cow sep [ parachute Jumping, leaps from the
«rate for a few days to determine wing of a Martin bomber.
whether or not the Infection came
As lie falls, he looks about him
from a single cow. It may take some calmly, taking photographs of b it» of
investigation to discover the source scenery or other objects of Interest.
<rf the trouble, nnd In the meuntiiix
If the parachute «»pens properly nnd
nil vessels used for the milk should be lands safely, lie then has for sale
be washed thoroughly nnd scalded aft
several photographs that are of un
er each using.*
usual value and Interest.
Varying Temperatures
Warm
cream should never he
mixed with cold cream as this will
not only hasten the souring process,
but will also give the cream an off-
flavor. The proper way to mix the
morning's cream with the cream of the
evening before Is to thoroughly cool
the warm cream before It Is mixed
with the cold cream. While the cream
la cooling the cover should be allgbtly
raised to allow the animal flavor ta
escape and the create should be
atlrred
It’S
Almost
Impossible
to Wear
Them Out!
Finds Guest t H onest
The potato went through n long sea
son of doubt and suspicion before It
was accepted as a wholesome article
of diet by the British consumer. A
Seventeenth century Scot's treatise on
“ Husbandry Anatomized” had recom
mended the cultivation of the potato
on a large scale, with hints as to its
preparation for the table. But It »a s
long before the potato emerged from
the sphere of tentative horticulture. It
continued to sell by the ounce us a rare
delicacy; and as late ns 1740 two sack
fuls of potatoes sufficed on a market
day for the 5,000 Inhabitants of Pais
ley. Consternation reigned In South
Uist when the chief of the clan pro
posed to cultivate a potato crop, and
only under threat of imprisonment were
the Inhabitants Induced to lend tlielr
aid for the sowing. Years of famine
played their part In reconciling the
Highland crofters to the consumption
of tills uncanny new-fangled product.—
Montreal Family Herald.
PRUNE AND PLOW IN
ANY FARM ORCHARD
Neglected and run-down orchards
can be restored, in part at least, to nor
mal productiveness. The method of
restoration will vary necessarily with
the condition of the trees and the
soil. As a rule, both the trees and
the soli need attention.
Where pruning has been neglected,
the trees are usually full of wood
which must be thinned out. This will
act as a stimulant to more vigorous
wood growth and the storing up o f re
serve food for fruit-bud formation.
The pruning should not be too severe.
If a large number of the branches has
to be removed It Is preferable to com
plete the pruning the second year.
In pruning the following limbs should
be removed, suggests A. E. Schllletter,
extension horticulturist of Clemson
college:
1.
Dead, broken, and diseased
branches.
2. Water sprout*, except where It Is
desirable to replace an Injured or dead
branch.
8. Crossing or rubbing branches.
4. Small branches at the center of
the tree where sunlight cannot pene
trate to color the fruit.
5. Branches that touch the ground.
The cuts should be carefully made,
If they are to heal over. Several dif
ferent experiments In pruning have
proved that the time has little to do
with rapidity of healing, but that the
Important factor Is the method of mak
ing the cut.
First of all the cut
should be smooth. Few people are ex
pert enough with the ax to warrant
using this tool except for dead trees.
I f a stub is left the chances are that
the wood will not heal over, and that
the wood will rot down Into the trunk
of the tree. I f It is Impossible to cut
up close with a saw and the limb
must come out. use a chisel and mallet
to finish the Job.
Wounds an Inch or more In diameter
should he painted over to exclude dis
eases and moisture while the wound is
healing. White lead mixed with lin
seed oil will serve the purpose. How
ever, It has a tendency to peel off, so
the application should be repeated
when that occurs.
The land should be plowed as early
as possible In spring, but before plow
ing, a heavy dressing of «ell-rotted
stable manure should be applied.
Where the orchard has been In sod for
several years, the plowing should be
shallow, so as not to tear up the
small feeding roots which always
come to the surface In sod orchards.
Two years of clean cultivation will
send the roots downward and there
will he no danger of disturbing them.
Afterwards the orchard should be kept
In some kind of cover crop and in
ejean cultivation.
Bridge Grafting Saves
Trees.H urt by Rabbits
USKIDE
SOLES
T h e W o n d e r S o le f o r W e
Wmerm I n 4 m
P olk a R evival A ttem p te d
Farmers In the Maryspon d strict of
England have attempted t»> revive the
polka and other old-time dances,
much to tlie Joy of the younger gen
eratton. who seemed wilting to drop
the modern steps somewhat upon be
ing taught the polka and the lancers
by the older dancers. William Smith
Inaugurated the novelty at a dancing
hall, with the aid of the more mature
residents of the community.
At Pearsall, Texas, the sheriff of the
county, H. L. Brooks, has put Into op
eration a "help yourself” hotel and the
guests appear to like It. The guests
register without assistance, erasing
C row an Id ea l T h ief
from a nearhy blackboard tlie number
The crow Is an Ideal thief. It nev
of the room they select. When they
leave after a day or a month, they put er bungles Its Job. Naturalists say
the money to pay for tlielr slay In an that II van carry away the egg of
envelope and drop It Into a. locked box another bird without spilling a drop of
near the door. The hotel owner sel the contents To do this It accom
dom appears, there la no cashier and plishes another difficult test, that of
servants give unobtrusive service. Mr. driving Its bill partially through tlie
Brooks says lie has been cheated out egg without breaking the shell on the
other side.
of onlj t i thus far.
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it must have perfect lubrication to keep
the good w ork up I
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I t resists heat, resists dilution, and re
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I ’ UIA f l | V M 0 » m' n‘mum upkeep cost,
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F oolish Fears
French Consul Antonin Bnrthelmy
#ild at a reception in Chlengo:
“There Is no dunger of a bolshevik
revolution In France.
Those who
quake nnd wail over such an uhsurd
danger as that remind me of the little
boy nho run to his mother’s bed In the
| middle of the night and sobbed:
" ’Oh. muvver, tnuvver, I dreamed 1
was a stick of candy and eated myself
up!’ ”
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All things come with the waiter who
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serves an order o f hash.
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Horticulture Notes
Cet spraying und dusting machines
In perfect order.
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No kind or amount of pruning will
overcome the handicap of an unfor
tunate selection of soil.
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l*nt calyx spray on apples for cod
ling moth; 114 pounds arsenate of
lead. 1 gallon lime-sulphur concen
trate. 50 gallons of water.
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ALL WORN O U T ?
Are you lame and etiff; tired, nervous
and depressed; miserable with back
ache? Have you suspected your kid
neys? Good health depends upon good
elimination. But sluggish kidneys allow
impurities to accumulate and upset the
whole system. Backache is apt to fol
low; stabbing pains, depressing head
aches, dizziness, and other annoying
kidney irregularities. Why experiment?
If your kidneys are sluggish, whv not
u«e Doan's Pills. Doan's is a harmless
stimulant diuretic.
Used the world
over. Ask your neighbor/
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A Utah Case
John Pimblett, u
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190 E Second St., J l r JL r+.ss~r
North L o g a n, v
Utah, says: *'A#
cold eettled In
my k i d n e y s .
Intense p a i n s
darted across my
kidneys and the
muscles w e r e 1
stiff and sore
and I had no
control over the
action of my kidneys. I had to get
up through the night to pass the
kidney secretions.
I used Doan's
Pills and they cured me.”
D O A N ’S
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STIM U LA N T DIU RE TIC T O TH E KIDNEYS
Forter-MUbura C o , M l«. Chem.. Buft.lo. N. Y .
In a few years a bridge-grafted tree
will form a new cover of actively
growing tissue and thus will be little
the worse for Its experience.
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No pruning discussion would be com
plete without a word concerning or
chard soils. The moisture and fertil
ity supplied by the soli I* the big fac
tor in deciding how large those trees
must be before they v ill come s t r
banring
Immthmrt
Malllla, Morocco, which has been
In the hands of the Spaniards tor more
than 400 years. Is about to be pro
vided for the first time In its his
tory with a public water supply.
Oungs of workers are now engaged
In laying cement pipes to bring the
water from the Yaslnen, and It Is
hoped thut wltldn a short time the mu
nicipal authorities will be able to
furnish the Inhabitants with sufficient
water for drinking and hygienic pur
poses.
Apple and other trees Injured by
rabbits or mice should receive treat
ment as soon as noticed. Where the
damage Is slight the bark should be
smoothed down and the Injured por-
tlon covered with grafting » ’ax. But
when the bark has been completely
eaten away or the tree girdled It will
be necessary to resort to bridge graft- j
Ing. This should he done as soon as
possible, preferably before growth
starts. First smooth the margins of
the Injured region, using a sharp knife.
Then bridge over this region using cion
wood of lust year's growth. Cut both
ends of the cion is a wedge shape with
the Inner bevel much longer than the
outer one. These bevels should be
parallel with each other, and the pre
pared cion a little longer than the
width of the girdled area. Then pluce
the ends of the cion under the edge of
the bark and below the injured region.
Be careful to have the buds pointing
up and to « ’ax all cut surfaces.
Dead branches In tke top Is a sure
indication that unless radical meas-
ures are taken to restore vigor in a
tree It will soon go to the brush pile.
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I f we mulch any crop we must be
careful to keep the mulch In place dur
ing the growing season or the fiber
roots will be destroyed, and this will
check the plants and sometimes It will
he severe enough to kill them.
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.United States Rubber Company
G o in g a -M ilh in g
The farmer’s pink-cheeked daughter
was coming up tlie lane. She was
clad In a grimy pair o f overalls, from
the pocketr o f which bulged tiunchea
of waste and sundry wrenches and
pliers. In her hand was a dirty satchel
rattling with an assortment of Iron
tools.
“ Where are you going, my pretty
maid?” 1 asked.
“ Pm going a-milkin'. sir,” she said.
"But why the tools?”
"Trouble.” she said, “ with that
darned old milking machine ugaiu.”—
Life.
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Use Cuticura Soap
And Ointment
To Heal Sore Hands
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He Owes His 40 Years
of Constant Good Health
to Beecham’s Pills
M I am 57 year» o ld znd commenced to be
troubled with constipation when 1 waa
(irte n .
* In 1884 I ararted raking Beecham’a Pills,
other remedies havinc faded. 1 have not had
• sick day in a>l the 40 yeartj"
F. Louis Loefiler, Rochester, N. Y.
Foe FREE S A M P L E - w r it «
B. F. Allen Co., 417 Canal Street, N e w York
B u t from your druggist in I f and f o e boxa«
For tonjtiparien, bi'iemmen. sick headaches and
other thgesm* ailments take
Beecham 's P illa
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